Volvo C70 Reliability
255 NHTSA complaints (1998–2013). Complaint rate: 216.1 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 1999–2000 Volvo C70. The 2010 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: STRUCTURE:BODY.
Avoid These Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Volvo C70 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 39 | 2.6% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 34 | 0.0% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 26 | 0.0% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 16 | 6.2% |
| POWER TRAIN | 12 | 0.0% |
| WHEELS | 9 | 22.2% |
| AIR BAGS | 8 | 25.0% |
| ENGINE | 7 | 0.0% |
| TIRES | 7 | 0.0% |
| STEERING | 7 | 14.3% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998GOOD | — | 7 | 0 | — | View 1998View→ |
| 1999AVOID | — | 29 | 0 | — | View 1999View→ |
| 2000AVOID | — | 32 | 2 | — | View 2000View→ |
| 2001 | — | 13 | 0 | — | View 2001View→ |
| 2002GOOD | — | 6 | 0 | — | View 2002View→ |
| 2003GOOD | — | 9 | 0 | — | View 2003View→ |
| 2004 | — | 21 | 3 | — | View 2004View→ |
| 2006 | — | 12 | 0 | — | View 2006View→ |
| 2007AVOID | — | 24 | 0 | — | View 2007View→ |
| 2008AVOID | — | 24 | 3 | 2 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009 | — | 13 | 0 | — | View 2009View→ |
| 2010GOOD | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | View 2010View→ |
| 2011 | — | 17 | 1 | — | View 2011View→ |
| 2012AVOID | — | 28 | 0 | — | View 2012View→ |
| 2013 | — | 16 | 0 | — | View 2013View→ |
See also: Volvo C70accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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